Instead of cobalt nitrate, which I have to torch on, I just realized I can do an electric kiln heat patina. It turns an even, quality black in a hour at 600c. This could be useful, because right now I just can’t get the cobalt nitrate all the way down into the legs.
My final goal is an even black inside, with a golden red outside. Though, it’s mostly going to be playing until its just right.
That black on the inside may not look like 2+ hours of work, but trust me, it feels like it. When will I learn to stop making sculptures with visible but impossible to reach interiors? Time for lunch.
I’ve got to decide on patinas, but I also got side tracked thinking about it. I know eventually some one’s going to ask me what it means, and I’ll have to translate this ball of feelings, memories, and ideas into words.
